Tinka Easton (born 15 June 1996) is an Australian judoka.
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1996 Valley Heights, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –52 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Champ. | R16 (2018, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OJU Champ. | 
(2017) (2022, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 12359 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 76432 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 19 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As a 10-year-old, Easton joined the Bushido Judo Club at the Shoalhaven Heads Community Centre in New South Wales. She claimed three consecutive Australian under-21 titles between 2014 and 2016, followed by three consecutive senior titles from 2017 to 2019.[1]
Easton was number 1 of the IJF World Ranking for juniors U52kg in 2014. Easton was the 2017 Oceania Championships winner, and made her world championship debut in 2017 and won bronze.[2]
Easton won gold in the Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 52 kg against Canada's Kelly Deguchi, winning via a Waza-ari throw, during the golden score period.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Tinka Easton Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 11 May 2022.
- ^ "JudoInside - Tinka Easton Judoka". www.judoinside.com.
- ^ Andrea, Peter (1 August 2022). "Judo Commonwealth Games gold for Tinka Easton". 2ST.
- ^ "Berry's Easton clinches gold at Commonwealth Games". Illawarra Mercury. 1 August 2022.
External links
edit- Tinka Easton at the International Judo Federation
- Tinka Easton at JudoInside.com
- Tinka Easton at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Tinka Easton at The-Sports.org
- Tinka Easton on Instagram
